---
id: runs
title: Runs
description: Tracetest uses the concept of Runs to define every time a Test was triggered. Runs from different Tests can be grouped into Run Groups to be triggered in parallel.
keywords:
  - tracetest
  - trace-based testing
  - observability
  - distributed tracing
  - testing
  - test runs
  - test run groups
image: https://res.cloudinary.com/djwdcmwdz/image/upload/v1698686403/docs/Blog_Thumbnail_14_rsvkmo.jpg
---

:::tip Commercial Feature
[Feature available only in Cloud-based Managed Tracetest & Enterprise Self-hosted Tracetest.](https://tracetest.io/pricing)
:::

Tracetest uses the concept of Runs to define every time a Test was triggered.

- [Tests](/concepts/tests)

Runs from different Tests can be grouped into Run Groups to be triggered in parallel.

- [Run Groups](/concepts/run-groups)

![Runs](https://res.cloudinary.com/djwdcmwdz/image/upload/v1716550299/docs/app.tracetest.io_organizations_ttorg_2179a9cd8ba8dfa5_environments_ttenv_597cf82c754c2a01_runs_page_1_name_startDate_endDate_ytxhk1.png)
